The introduction of several advanced, efficient, and more robust power options over the years has largely overshadowed steam ...

Technology tends to have a way of becoming smaller as it evolves. The ever-convenient microchip and lithium-ion battery serve in tandem as the brains of so many devices today, and their sleek and ...

Model steam engines have intrigued hackers and makers for over 100 years. Many of us have seen old steam engine models up for sale at garage sales and various internet auction sites. The problem with ...

ATHENS, Ala. (AP) - It’s not every day someone unearths pieces of Limestone County’s history, but Tommy Mitchell recently did just that with the help of a metal detector. Mitchell, a Limestone native ...

In an unusual sort-of time-traveling-industrial-kinship, a historic Bay Area train steam engine in need of new parts is getting a helping hand from an equally historic gold country foundry. The ...

When the all-new fifth-generation Chevrolet Corvette had its premiere in 1997, it packed a likewise all-new LS1 V8 engine making 345 horsepower and 350 pound-feet of torque — which was enough to ...

A historic steam engine's anniversary has reignited plans to bring it back to its former glory. On Tuesday, December 30, 2025, the General Steam Navigation Locomotive 35011 celebrated 81 years since ...

Smoke billows from the stack of the steam-powered tractor as it chugs along, sounding like a train locomotive. At a top speed ...